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THE WEATHER ftThundershowers Tuesday and KPi Wecnesday, with moderateS! shift ing winds in extreme north- ??S wss':; cooler Tuesday.s Read the Journal ad- as vertisements. They have sE a message for you. 831 KVOL. XXII. NO. 152.PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1919.PRICE FIVE CENTSday Bor.mT BELIEVEDMMPLOBE REVIVEDExplosions Reported inNumber of Large Citiesand Persons Were Injured in New York.HOME OF ATTORNEYGENERAL WRECKEDJustice Albert F. Hayden,Bouton, and Mayor Davisof Cleveland, MentionedAmong Intended VictimsWashington, June 2. An attemptwas mt.de late tonight to blow up theresidence here of Attorney GeneralFalmer. First reports were that one ormore persons were killed by the explosion which partially wrecked the house.First reports to the police were confusing and it was not known whetherMr. Palmer was at home at the time.The police described the explosion asvery severe and said that one of themen who planted the bomb was killedby the explosion. Palmer had been active in prosecuting radicals and wasdesignated as one of the recipients ofbombs mailed in New York but heldup by postal authorities there.Palmur and all members of his family escaped without injury, being onthe second floor at the time of the explosion. The tolice picked up along with bitsof clothing of a man killed, a copy of"Plain Words a radical publicatloa.This, in connection with reports of theexplosicn at the home of Justice Albert F. Hayden of Boston and MayorHarry I. Davis, of Cleveland, causedthe authorities to fear another widespread lwmb plot similar to that whichradicals attempted on May Day.Judge Hayden and family were atthe seaahore and nobody was injuredby the explosion. Neither was anyone injared by the attempt on theCleveland mayor's life, although a partof his tome was wrecked.-Late i-eports last night" told of similar bomb explosions under the-, homesof prominent citizens in Philadelphia,Patterscn, N. J., Newconville'Slass andother cities. A number of personswere reported to have been killed orinjured in New York.AUSTRIAN AREGIVEN 15 DAYSTO FILE REPLYFormer German KaiserHolds Lengthy Conference With His FormerSecretary, Zimmermann.A peii.ee of right and justice andAssistance to tide over the presenttroubles, are desired by the new Austrian republic from the hands of theallied and associated powers over thepeace table.Thus Dr. Karl Renner set forthAustria' needs Monday at St. Germain, when the major portion of thoallies pace terms were presented tothe Aus:rians. Under the terms Austria must renounce possession oflarge tracts of territory, includingi Hungary and her colonial possessions.Her navy must be entirely surrendered, but she is to be given access tothe Adriatic. A decree is to be submitted later covering army, indemnities and reparations; fifteen days are'allowed to reply.Amerongen, June 2. Dr. AlfredZimmeman. former German secretaryof foreign affairs, remained at Amerongen castle over night last night,after conference with the former German emperor Until late in the evening. Z.mmermann was accompaniedby Herr Schlubach. secretary of theGerman legation at The Hague. Theformer emperor had another conference with the visitors this morning.London, June 2. Count von Brock-dorff-Raatzau.when asked by a representative of the European press bureau wr ether he believed Germancounter proposals would lead to negotiations, according to a Berlin wireloss disiatch. said he cured himselffrom believing in such things. "Iwill do what I think right and awaitresults. The French press began thegame of asking will they sign. "Weon our part, should reply today withanother question, will they negotiate." Berlin, June 2. The inhabitants ofMayence and Wiesbaden began thismorning a twenty-four hour strike inprotest against the attempted coup inproclaim ng an independent palatinaterepublic. It is also reported that thoGerman palatinatlsts at Mannheimhave declared a general strike, and theinhabitants of Palatinate, notwithstanding threats by French of courtmartial, are everywhere tearing downposters proclaiming the republicrRATE INCREASESUSTAINED BYSUPREME COURTDecision Declares War Power Granted by CongressGave Burleson SweepingControlLITIGATION IN 40STATES AFFECTEDQuestions As to Railroadsand Wire Lines Were Decided Separately WithOpinion by Chief Justice.Washington, June 2 Increased railroad, telephone and telegraph ratesVdered by the railroad administration and postmaster general were sustained by the Supreme court whichheld war power conferred by congressupon the president included sweepingcontrol over railroad and wire systemswith supreme and conclusive authority to fix Intrastate rates.These questions were decided in twoopinions rendered by Chief JusticeWhite, one relative to railroad rates,being unanimous, while Justice Brandels dissented in the telephone andtelegraph decision, but without rendering a separate decision.The opinion affects litigations whichhave been instituted in about fortystates and which involved the validityof both rate orders.Authority of the postmaster generalto increase intrastate telephone andtelegraph rates as decided today bythe Supreme court was involved inproceedings brought from South Dakota, Massachusetts, Kansas and Illinois and argued here on May 5 and 6.All, grew out of Mr, Burleson's orderplaced In effect on January 21 lastunder authority of the joint resolutionby which the government acquiredcontrol of the wire systems, the increased telephone intrastate toll rateswith the exception of the Illnols casewhich involved increased telegraphrates only.Arguments of the case3 in the Supreme court attracted wide attentionand attorneys general from a score ofstates were present while briefs asamici curiae were filed by the National Association of Railroad andPublic Utilities commissioners, representing thirty-seven states as well asby the states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio and also by the Protective Telephone Association of Baltimore, Md. .The South Dakota case resultedfrom injunctions granted by the StateSupreme court restraining th Dakota Central Telephone company aswell as three other companies in thatstate from charging rates promulgatedby Mr. Burleson. The proceedingswere instituted by the state authorities and the state court in grantingthe injunctions held that the rateswere illegal as they had not been approved by the state board of railroadcommissioners.In arguing these case- attorneysrepresenting the states coi 'ed thatcongress had no Intention ot grantingthe government power to fix intrastaterates, that Mr. Burleson had exceeded his authority in doing so and if thejoint resolution was interpreted asgranting this power it was unconstitutional. They also contended the interstate" commerce commission haspower to determine telephone ratesbut it has never exercised it. whichthey claimed was in effect recognitionby it of the states right to controlwire tariffs.In answering these contentions. Solicitor General King asserted the jointresolution unquestionably conferredupon the president, and by him delegated to Mr. Burleson, power to fixall wire rates, that although these rateshad been initiated after the armisticewas signed, they had been made necessary to meet increased operating expenses which if not paid by the public, would have fallen upon the federaltreasury. The Solicitor General alsoaccused the states of bringing theseproceedings to interfere with government operation of the wire facilitiesand asked for the dismissal of the suitson the grounds that they were broughtagainst the government without itsconsent.Today's opinion was regarded asbeing of sweeping importance in viewof the fact that suits involving similar questions have been instituted Jnabout twenty-five states with the result that in South Dakota, FloridaIndiana. Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri,Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, NowYork and t Michigan decisions againstthe government have been rendered inthe state courts, while in the federalcourt' in . Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, Wisconsin and North Dakota aswell as i nthe state court of Alabama,Louisiana, Massachusetts and Oklahoma, the right of the postmaster general to fix rates has been sustained.In addition, litigations have also beeninstiutted in other' states amonf thembeing Kansas. Georgia, Mississippi,Texas and California.21 REPUBLICS IN BIG PANAMERICAN COMMERCE MEETWashington, June 2. With 21 American republic represented, nearly 500delegates are present at he second PanAmerican Comercial Conference whichopened here today. President "Wilsonand the presidents of Chile, Ecuador,Guatemala, Bolivia. UruguayTABULATED RESULTS GENERALFor Commisioner:GEO. H. HINRICHSShall bonds issue for $50,000 for extending andimproving city sewerage and drainage system?Shall bonds issue for $15,000 for extending andimproving. the city's water system?Shall bonds issue for $10,000 forcurbing and otherwise improvingShall bonds issue for $15,000 forv i v n h 3 4-m. - .waning uu uLiierwise improvingTotal....The vote polled was not as large as some had anticipated, but it is considered by opponents that in view of theshort time voters were given In which to become informed concerning the proposition of diverting the f 90,000 bondsthe-opposition vote shown might be considered as remarkably large. Ordinarily, had there been no opposition, thetotal vote would perhaps not have exceeded 200. Some surprise has been expressed that so many voters failed to approve the election of Mr. Hlnrichs. -ARMY DRIVEIS NOW GOINGOVER LAST LAPFlying Squadron" Is DoingGood Work Over Zone inAiding Counties to finishQuota Three Are Over.The Salvation Army drive is goingover the last lap of Its race and downthe home stretch and everybody seemsto be gald. The meeting at Muscogeeyesterday was t'n final effort of thelocal squadron at active canvassing;while the flying squadron is leadingthe eastern counties of the zone under , the wire, one by one, the executive talent of Mr. Rollo and the persuasiveness of Miss Rheba Crawfordbeing conspicuous features.The campaign has been well drawnout, because of the quota for thiszone being an unusually heavy one.It was made heavy in view of theplan for the $25,000 building in Pensacola to accommodate the West Florida zone. Leaders now feel " stronglyassured that the final tabulation willspell a zone" victory, and ChairmanB. S. Hancock is preparing a letterof congratulation and thanks to thevarious county organizations.Messrs. Hancock, Perkins and Bricon and Mesdames Bergren and Stevens, with the Fort Barrancas band of25 pieces, met the citizens of Mu-r-cogeefor a comparatively brief seision at noon. After the usual program of inspiration, a collection onthe grounds netted a nice sum, andChairman Patterson tookpledge cardsfor circulation later, final returns tobe made tomorrow.Reports from the work of P. L.Rollo and the Misses Crawford andDodd with the county . organizationsindicate that excellent results areflowing from their cooperation. Jackson county went over yesterday, motethan 500 having been taken at Ma-rianna Sunday.Washington county is said to becertain to finish today, with effortscentering in Chipley, where the fly-insr sauadron is now working. Theyhnv insstleft Calhoun .county. It wasnot necessary for them to invade Baycounty, as the workers there guaranteed to ko over unaided. As they arenot -needed in Holmes county, whichwas the first county In the zone to goover the top, the? will move todayfrom Chipley to DeFunlak Springs,and make their final efforts there,Walton county having for some reason failed to keep pace with the othercounties of theaone.CUBAN COGNACGETS SEAMAN INLOTS OF TROUBLEAt one o'clock this morning PoliceOfficer Milford brought to headquarters a man giving the name of HansSorenson and with him a heavy browncanvas sack containing ten quarts ofCuban cognac champagne.The seaman said he lives at 10S 1-2ast Government street, and is captain of the barge Ernest, which arrived yesterday in port. He assertedthat the liquor was intended for hisown consumption; but it was theopinion of the officers that it wasmore likely for sale at $15 a quart.Sorenson was on his way up Palafox street with the heavy burdenwhen he espied Officer Milford, anddodged into a side street, whereuponthe officer dodged around the otherway and met him in the middle of tneblock, dripping with perspiration.RAIL SOLUTIONIS OFFERED BYI. C. COMMISSIONWashington, June 2. A permanentpeace-time policy for common carrierswas presented to congress today -in abill drafted by the Interstate Commerce Commission and introduced bySenator Pomerene and RepresentativeEach. The bill would give the commission sweeping authority over rates,jervice .consolidations, extensions, security Issues and virtually all physicaloperations of railroads, telegraph, telephone, cable and radio companies.Precincts 12jl314j 15;2612728;29;30;31J321341 Tl.!42;36!52For Bonds 136 37143Against .17jFor Bonds 36;35139j 74j36j3120!10 6;223031370Against .116;grading, paving,For Bonds 136 35141streets ?Against .16j 7j23jFor Bonds )3713739repaving, re-1. OAgainst .115171251pavea s tr.ee us i54i47167105;60!59:39:21!1936!51!65!623RECORD MADEBY CONGRESSCONCEDED GOODAt Rate of Progress NextEour Weeks Made to DateEmergency Measures WillBe Cleaned Up.By GEORGE H. MANNINGWashington, June 2. If congressmakes the same rate of progress in thenext four weeks of the extra sessionthat it has made in the last two weeksall seven of the big appropriation billsleft over in March and several otherurgent measures will be safely passedby the beginning of the next fiscalyear, July 1. ' tThe republicans, in control of thesenate and house, will then have disproved by their own acts the chargesthey made in March and April whenthe president did not respond to theirdemand to call congress in extra, session immediately, that President Wilson was so deeply engrossed in thepeace conferences at Paris that he wasneglectng important matters at home.The congress, especially the house,has exceeded almost all expectationsby the business-like" way it met, organized and went right to work passing urgent appropriation bills.The senate has not moved so rapidly as the house and on several . dayshas not met at all because on accountof the rule that all appropriation billsmust originate In the house, the senate has had nothing to work upon andIs still waiting upon the house to sendthe hills voer.r But the one measure that has beenpassed by both houses the war riskbureau deficiency appropriation bill.appropriating $39,000,000, was passedby the senate with only three minutedebate while the house took about 45minutes. VIn the first two weeks of the extrasession the following has been done:HousePerfected organization, consistingof election of speaker and other houseofficers .appointment of committee?,etc.Passed war risk bureau deficiencyappropriation bill for $39,000,000.Passed constitutional amendment forwoman suffrage.' Completed, discussion tlwdlan appropriation bill, and it is now' readyfor final passage.' Took up urgent deficiency bill withprospect of promptly passing it..Senate.Completed organization with election of all committees.Passed war risk bureau deficiencyll.Took up, debated and laid aside untill.ext Monday, the woman suffrageamendment.' Because of the necessity for its passirg all the urgent appropriation billsfirst the house got down to businesswith expedition seldom equalled. Thelepublicans had agreed upon theirchoice for speaker and the other elective officers before, the session convened and had made up their committee slate. On the first day's sessionthey elected their speaker and theother officers and adjourned in twohours.The next day the president's message was read and almost immediateadjournment taken. But on the dayi lowing the deficiency appropriationbill for $39,000,000 to enable the warrisk bureau to continue the paymentsto beneficiaries of the soldiers, sailorsand marines was reported in andpassed inside an hour.The next day the Indian appropriation bill was reported in and passedwhen the agricultural bill hove insight. The agricultural bill was takenup promptly and laid temporarilyaside, almost completed .in order totake up the'urgent deficiency bill earning appropriations for which severalof the departments are seriously inneed.The senate, with no need for immediate haste, took its time to organizeand now has that all smoothed outwith the old-line republicans in thesaddle and the so-called insurgentsscattered in defeat.When the war risk bureau bill cameover from the house the senatepromptly laid aside "organizationsquabbles and details and took themeasure up and passed it inside fiveminutes. jCITY ELFCTION92j38!39j2611313;25;36i52j46479i37(31!22 9j 612513113413909,24J 17i22;27!1312jl2ill19j242078:24! 15jl9:22!13!ll12ill19!24!19472:35:29,231 8 6j23;32;30i37016;i9;25jl21212jl01626jl9474!35!29;211 8 7i23j31l32J37317j20;23il3jl2jllll17j231194"CUSHNOC" ANDOTHER SHIPSARE ALLOCATEDAppropriately First LocallyBuilt Ship Is DesignatedFor Pensacola Trade atRequest of Sen. Fletcher.As a reward of continuous earnest effort by Senator Duncan U. Fletcher toget ships allocated for Pensacola. thechamber of commerce was advised bywire yesterday afternoon from Washington to the effect that among other steamers allocated for the Pensacola trade isthe "Cushnoc,' the first of the big steelfabricated ships completed at the plantof the Pensacola Chipbujlding Company.Tue "Cushnoc' Is being given her finishing touches at the local plant now andis expected to be ready to go to seawithin a week or two.Senator Fletcher was markedly instrumental in securing the location of theplant at Pensacola b tne KmergencyFleet corporation and the fact that hehas been able to secure the allocationof the first Bhip turned out at this plantfor the local trade Is appropriate andgratifying.--nM. r I leijhe. !:, ren assured. bythe Emergency Fleet corporation that itwjll continue to send ships to Pensacolaan fast as possible.The "Escambia." the last of the shipslaunched at the local plant has not beenallocated as yet, but it is earnestly hoped1that this vessel too may be designed bythe board for the Pensacola trade, especialy in view of the fact that she is tobear a strictly local name.PHONE STRIKE ISBAD IN ATLANTA,BUT IS LOCALAtlanta, Ga., June 2. Telephoneemployes, chiefly operators on localswitchvoards of the Atlanta TelephoneCompany, and the Southern - Bell Co.,struck today demanding reinstatementof about a dozen workers who, theyassert, have been discharged for unionactivities. ' A. F. Joyner, spokesmanfor the union, said that 500' youngwomen operators ar.1 160 male employes of the two companies were outtonight. ' President Brown of theSouthern Bell, which controls the Atlanta company, said that 125 employeswalked out, including six men and twoboys. ,. There are approximately 600 operating room employes in the two companies and about 300 clerical employes.Brown said. The strike had beenthratened as one which would involveunion telegraph and telephone workersthroughout the country, but union officials announced that the strike wouldbe confined to Atlanta for the present.Telephone service was continued during the afternoon, the company admitting it was working under a handicap, but saying it would continue togive the best service it could.MR. BUTLER WILLENTERTAIN THEROTARIANS TODAYAn interested congregation whichjust comfortably filled the auditoriumof the First Baptist church heard thexcellent music rendered by Mr. andMrs. Charley Cutler and Miss RuthMiller and the able sermon by Rev. J.A. Ansley, pastor of the church, onThe Devil's Compromises." taken fromthe scriptures pertaining to the timesof th exodus of the Jews from Egypt,last night.A fine feature of the musical program was the singing of a number oflittle girls under the direction of Mr.Butler, who even at this early date inthe progress of the meetings is demonstrating great talent and tact as amusical director.Mr. Butler is a good story teller andillustrator as well as a good vocalistand musical director. He will entertain the Rotarians this morning on theoccasion of their regular weekly meeting and tomorrow at noon he will entertain the workers at the ship plant.The meetings at the church will continue to grow in interest each eveningit is indicatedTENSE STRAINMARKED SESSIONIN THE HOUSESensation After SensationWas Sprung and Personalities Were Freely Indulged In.SPECIAL MESSAGEFROM CATTS TABLEDHouse Finally Gave Way toSenate on Road Legislation Other Measures,Were Disposed Of.By HERBERT F ELK EL..Tallahassee. June 2. Today was a dayof great strain and turbulence in thehouse with sensation after sensationsprung and personalities indulged.When th f mokc of battle cleared awayat the 6:30 adjournment the house hadreceded from tho Scruggs-Wilder amendment to the Carlton-lgou two-mill roadbill, had excluded from the Journal andtabled a special message from the governor notifying the house that he wouldveto any road bill sent down to him forapproval that did not give the governorthe right to have every department ofroad service audited, that did not carrya clause requiring the o-epartment to askfor bids on all road materials and roadconstruction involving the expenditure ofmore than J300, and that the road department In its entirety shall be subjectto supervision of the board of commissioners of state institutions and campssubject to Inspection by convict inspectors, had passed the local game bill for.Leon county over the governor's veto,created new Seventheenth Judicial clrcuttand made Mr. Brooks' local fish billgeneral.Kverybody had told even-thing theyknew about the rest of the world andJustified the statement of one memberthat the day had been a continuous information meeting.Trouble Started Early.The trouble began early when the governor's veto message on the Ieon countygame bill was read ana Mr. Williams, ofLeon, asked the house to pass the billover his veto, charging that the veto wasa matter of spite because the chief executive had been black-balled by the locilgun club. 'Mr. Williams displayed a petition signed by two-thirds of the registered voterscf the county favoring provisions whiciiir.ake the closed season ail the year -jx-ceptNovembef and Lecember in Leoncounts, to exclude non-resident owners cflarge game preserves rom hunting. Onroll call the house overrode the veto bya. vote of 57 to 8.Speaker Wilder took the floor earlythis morning to defend his action' andrulings in connection with the appointment of a conference committee Saturday on refusal of the house to recldefrom the Scruggs-Wilder amendment anaInsisted he had acted conscientiously anuwithout prejudice.Mr. Lewis, of Jackson, rose to objectto the statement that he had tied thespeaker's hands with his motion askingfor appointment of a conference commitlee and insisted parliamentary precedentdemanded that the chairman of the roadcommittee - should have been named -nthe conference committee. Later Spealsrjlder left the chair to move to take uisenate messages and moved that thebouse do not recede from tne amendment which the senate had asked for thesecond time.Speaking for the motion and In favorof the amendment he stated he was sorryhe had taken any part In introducing theroad measure. After much debate thehouse vofced 36 to 31 to recede from theamendment.Governor's Message Tabled.Then the reading ov the governor'sspecial message was heard announcingr.e would veto any road bill that didnot contain a provision to gtve the governor authority to have the. road department and service audited, provision forcalling for bids for materials and construction when the amount to be expended is more than $300, and a provision for supervision of the road department by commissioners of state institutions and Inspectors of convicts.The message corrected the statementgiven .out by Dawson or Hernando andMiller of Duval that the governor hatcll them he would veto the bill withoutcertain provisions, brought a sensationwhen Mr. Mtlier rose and charged thegovernor's statement was untrue, Mr.Dawson corroborating.The statement of Mr. Miller was Intensely dramatic and precipitated sharpcriticism of the chief executive for attempting to Influence legislation by threatof his veto and the house voted to tablethe message.Pensacola Excepted.The new Ripairian Rights bill leavingthe title to oyster beds and minerals Inthe state and exempting Pensacola fromthe operations of the first law passedbecause of large grants made to privatecorporations there for dock purposes waspassed through senate today.The senate today cut half the tax ondogs provided for ln the Gillis house bill.The house bil for compulsory schoolattendance pased the senate today afterbeing amended so as to not require teachers in private schools to have certificates.U. S. TO PROTESTJEWS MASSACREDIN EAST EUROPE"Washington, June 2. Reports thusfar received of alleged massacres ofJews in Poland and other countriesof eastern Europe justify a rebuke tothe governments of those countries bythe United States congress, Representatives Egel, Laguardia and Goldfogle,all of Xew York, declared at a hearingof the house foreign afairs committeeon resolutions relating t oalleged illtreatmentMASS MEETINGWILL BE HELDAT CITY HALLChairman Johnson of Shipworkers Committee toWashington and Philadelphia to Report.MEN ARE BOOSTERSFOR PENSACOLALocal Advantages For Shipbuilding Are Rated asAbove Those at Hog Island and Other Northern. Points.A mass meeting Is called to be heldat the city hall for the purpose ofhearing report of the committee,headed by J. M. Johnson, imt tnWashington, to confer with Senatori-ietcner and the Florida delegationin congress, and to Philadelnhlaconfer with the Emergency Fleetcorporation, by workers of the localpiant. The call for the meeting issigned by E. W. Allen, chairman ofthe workers committee.Among other things it is expectedattendants at the meeting will betold numerous comparative advantages of Pensacola as to climate andlocation over other large shipbuilding centers, all of which will be calculated to emphasize the importanceof maintaining the local plant as oneof the positively permanent businessinstitutions of the community.James M. Johnson returned yesterday from his trip to Washington andPhiladelphia as head of the committeeto the Emergency Fleet rnmnand the Florida delegation In congress ana arrangements were at oneamade for the mass meeting at the cityhall at 8 o'clock tonight to hear hlreport. President Allen, of the union,stated that Mr. Johnson's trip was a'satisfactory one and that the reportto be given at the open meeting wouldbe most interesting.Witnessed Launching at Hog Island.While in Philadelphia, Mr. Johnsonwitnessed the launching of five shipsat the Hog Island yard. He declaredthat the event was undoubtedly themost impressive of Its kind in thenistory of the country.His inspection of the Hog Islandplant, however, led him to assert thatits adaption for ship building, fromthe standpoints of location, generalmake-up and climate, is in no wisesuperior, if equal, to Pensacola's."The Hog Island yard is, of course,much larger than the Pensacolayard," said Mr. Johnson "but witheize its superiority ends. In fact, Ivisited a number of yards along theDelaware river, and for good locationand thorough equipment none of themcan be compared with the yard atPensacola."Mr. Johnson declared that the climate at Philadelphia Is as hot as Inthe south, and In winter is distinctlyat a disadvantage to Pensacola's asa locality for ehlp building. "Thesefacts make me feel certain," he said,"that if we can hold the yard at Pensaocla we can beat the world producing ships."In spite of the fact that the shipslaunched at Hog Island were smallerthan the ones launched at Pensacolaby 1,200 tons, Mr. Johnson admittedthat the launching which he witnessed was very educational to him. Allfive of the ships were launched inside a space of 50 minutes. In otherwords, the men who handled them appeared to have worked the problem oflaunching down to an exact science.Mr. Johnson was quite extravagantin his praise of the courtesy and thegeneral ability and standing of United States Senator Duncan U Fletcher, of Florida. He felt that no oncould be more keenly alive to the bestinterests of Pensacola and mnrii .generally and serve those interestswnn more emciency than it was evident to him the senior senatoidoing, and he expressed a strong conviction that the senator ought to succeed himself as a result of the campaign soon to ensue.MEXICANS CROSSBORDER FEARINGVILLA INVASIONJuarez, Mex., June 2. Many residents of Juarez sent their families andbelongings across the internationalbridge into American territory today.although there is no report that Villaforces are near. Colonel Escobar, commanding in Juarez, admitted today hehad no communication with ChihuahuaCity. A military train sent out fromJuarez yesterday returned after having run no further than Samalayuca,30 mues south of Juarez.FRANCE TO SPENDGREAT SUMS INRECONSTRUCTIONParis, Correspondence of the Associated Press. "France will spendabout 4,000,000,000 francs on new public work, besides about 3,000,000,00francs for the rebuilding of railroadsin the devastated regions," the Associated Press was told today by M.iClaveille, minister of public works.. .... -i - - " . .i .... - , - . mnniniiiBii if i niii nr iiiiiaiir iii ,jiiirii,..,iiiii....w-LLjnji"i.'.ir-- -oiir - ' 11 . .... - .!